8 HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH A NEWSPAPER FOR THE HOME Founded itsi Published evenings except Sunday by THE TELEGRAPH PRIXTIKO CO., Ttlc(r«fk Butldlns, Federal Sfwrb E.J. STACKPOLE, Pr«i tmd EditorimCkief V. R. OYSTER, Business Manager. OUS M. SDEINMETZ, Unagwg Editor. •/ Member American Newspaper Pub- Eistern «fflce, Has- Brooks. Fifth Av«- nu< Building. New Gcs°BuUdlng°C*h!- cago, 111. Enterad at ths Post Offlca In llarris burg, Pa. as second class matter. By carriers, six cents a week: by mail, $3.00 s>2«# , year In advance. STrorm lallr arena* circulation tor tk* three months ndlif April 1, lilt, Hr 22-432 ★ These are set All retnraeC unsold and damaged copies deducted. TI'KSOAY EVENING, APRIIj 18. Of ail bad things by tchich mankind are crushed Their own bad temper are surely the worst. — RICHARD CUMBERLAND. THE RTVER FRONT TIME was when any improvement of the River Front was regarded as purely esthetic anil unneces sary. In short, the Impression rather generally prevailed that any expendi ture along the river for the benefit of the people was a waste of public funds. Several years of educational work, however, has changed the pub lic attitude on this question and it would now be a bold individual, in deed. who would suggest abandoning the line park strip which extends the entire length of the city to the uses which formerly rendered the em bankment a depository of garbage and ashes and tree stumps and other refuse of the city. It is a question, however, whether • it will not be necessary in some sub stantial way to riprap a section of the slope extending from the granolithic walk at the bottom to the average j flood stage of the river. Either this will be necessary or instead such heavy planting as will prevent the serious erosion at every flood stage of the river. It was not reasonable to expect that the newly-filled section between "Hardscrabble" and Maclav street would entirely resist a ravaging flood; It is rematkable that no more dam age has been done. But, unless and until the lower section of the slope is somewhat protected there will be more or less washing of the embank ment and destruction of shrubbery. Engineers have been quoted as fa voring the use of river stone in rip rapping the bottom of the slope and six or eight feet above the grano lithic walk. This need not be done in one year, but might be adopted as the fixed policy of treatment so that the improvement could go on from year to year, and until the whole front shall have been safeeuarded from fur ther damage. But whether the riprapping is done or not, it is certain that the people of Harrisburg realize what the clean ing up of the lower river line has meant in the way of health and beauty. Xot a dollar has been wasted. It is one of the most important of the city's great public improvements. A GREAT inc.H WAV SYSTEM ' A S showing the widespread inter est in the improvement of high ways and landscape designing, the United States Senate has just di rected the printing as a public docu ment of an address delivered by Cyrus Kehr, of Knoxville, Tenn., before the American Civic Association at Wash ington. His subject was "A National System of Highways and Landscape Designing." This address discussed in detail the planning of cities with respect to con tiguous country and the prime import ance of permanent highways for na tional, civil and military use. He de clared that a city plan cannot be made complete without the previous design ing of a group of main or trunk line highways leading from surrounding cities to the city being treated. This thought is in exact conformity with the view presented a short time ago by Warren 11. Manning, who is sists that Harrisburg is the pivotal city through which the great national trunk lines must pass in the con struction of a comprehensive high way system. In the Kehr address it was pointed out that the location and designing of all other highways must be subordinated to the highways of the national system and the latter myst be located and designed before other highways can be located and designed. It is obvious that the coming of the automobile has compelled a change of thought and the public attitude to ward the general building of roads. It is no longer possible for .country and city authorities to neglect the in terests which depend so largely upon accessible highway communication, now an important actor in all urban and suburban development. In the proposed William Penn high way, extending from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, it is going to be neces sary to disregard some local demands TUESDAY EVENING, ' in th« interest of service for *ho ! greater population along this route. , Feeder roads can easily be established j so that all the communities within reasonable distance may be accotnmo- j dated in the construction of the new , highway. I VACATION* PAY FOR TEACHERS STATISTICAL, and official reports. of municipal and other activities contain much of inspiration if i they are, read in the right way and with an open mind. Since the great parade of the school children of Har- ! risburg last September our own peo- j pie have been taking a more direct | and personal interest in the school I problems of this city. Arid those who I have not been in touch with what has j been transpiring here during the last fifteen years In the development of : school facilities should get a copy of the last annual report of the school ' district and also read the paper of Su perintendent Downes. which was read at the educational meeting in the Technical High school auditorium at 1 the beginning of the municipal cele i bration. One cannot peruse these official statements without a feeling of pride in what has been achieved in so short a period. Dr. Downes tells the story in a modest, yet, convincing man ner, and concludes with the hope that | the achievements of these few years are to be prophetic of infinitely better and greater things for the future. He tells of the erection of one fine school building after another, and relates in i detail the important factors that have given to Harrisburg school facilities which are in many respects sign boards for other cities. He tells, for instance, of the increased compensa tion for teachers, the establishing of the manual training and the outdoor schools, the teachers' training school, the creation of a board of supervisors, the retirement plan for teachers, medi i cal inspection and the dental clinic, the school for mentally deficient pu pils. co-operation with the Public Li ifrary and many other things which have contributed to the growth of a line school system. Of course, all interested in the schools are now looking forward to the proposed Central High school ; building which will be the high wa ter mark of the decade in school archi- , tecture. But there is still one other thing remaining that exact justice may be done a line corps of teachers. Under present conditions the school term ends in June and these faithful work ers are then given a vacation of al most three months—WITHOUT PAY. If these teachers were not giving the highest class of service, the fact that they are denied almost three months of compensation through an arbitrary arrangement of the school district might be overlooked. But when it is recalled that more than 300 teachers are compelled to spend the summer in enforced idleness at their own ex pense the injustice of the thing must be apparent to all. Nor are they al ways idle. It .is a fact that many of these teachers attend summer schools at their own expense in order to still better fit themselves for their life work. They even attend night lec tures during the regular school term that their mental equipment may be improved in every way and that the children of Harrisburg may have the benefit of the best instruction. , While splendid headway has been made during the last fiften years in the matter of school buildings and school facilities generally, and while the average compensation has been .increased for all teachers, the record of achievement here will lack some thing until full pay for teachers is pro vided all the year around. : Mayor Meals and his police officers j will have the everlasting gratitude of all fair-minded citizens in the evident i determination of the department to sup press the "cut-out" fiend. Yesterday a start was made in the right direction, when an officer on a motorcycle chased and captured an offender of this class, who was fined $3. These noisy speed nuisances should have had their quietus long- ago. THE LATEST EPIDEMIC THIS is written by way of warning Health Officer Raunick that he lias a new epidemic on his hands; one. too. that promises to be even more prevalent ajsd violent than the measles outbreak. The first symptoms began to appear about two weeks ago ( and the disease reached its first stages on Saturday among hundreds of the afflicted, the helpless victim showing first signs of uneasiness in the early morning, followed by utter incapacity for work along about noon and an I irresistible impulse to go out with a | bunch of long sticks, in company with ; a parcel of others burning with the same fever, and bat a poor little bit of a ball all over the landscape. Ths devastating golf bug Is again in our midst, and woe to him who is bitten. The treatment is the same this year as last. Repeated trips to the country clubs or Reservoir Park are sure to give slight temporary relief. Xo cure has been discovered. And so I many of our most prominent men have I it, too, Isn't it dreadful: SPRECKELS AND \\ 11..50N RUDOLPH SPRECKELS. the sugar King. in Washington last week, expressed himself as fol lows: I voted for Wilson last time t>e cause I could not support Tafi or leave the party when Roosevelt did. This time I could not support Roosevelt because of his inconsist ency In going back with the same men he fought in 1912. Hughes is a promising candidate, but we do not know that he is qualified to be President. I may vote for Wilson In Novem ber. but I would like, if possible to vote for a Republican. Spreckels Is one of the big benc ! ficiaries of the Wilson administration. The Sugar Trust profited to the extent of many millions by the free trade policies of the Democrats. He voted for Wilson last time and contributed !to his campaign with that in view. He ( knew he could expect no help from the Republican party In his trade j wrecking efforts. So he became a Democrat. Now he is frightened and j displeased by the President's change ,of front on the sugar tariffs. He is ! politely serving notice on the adminis ; nation that he is in a bad humor and that tinless something is done about the sugar duties better suited to Trust I interests than at present seems likely, | there will" be no contributions to the Democratic campaign funds next Fall. "PoCtttc*. Ln, I By the Bx-Oommitte«m»« j ( The contest between the rehabilita tion and reorganization factions of the State Democracy for the honor of running the State machine is on with vigor all over the State and Democrats in every county are being aligned. Ex-Congressman A. Mitchell Palmer, who had planned to get a harmony arrangement working, is said to he mad clean through and to contemplate lining up his partisans everywhere they can be found. The other side is working on plans to consolidate the mer. who are indignant at Palmer and his pals because of the manner in which post offices have been handed out and the general dissatisfaction with the way the reorganization fac tion has conducted things. It is said that Palmer is also embarrassed by the absence of a war chest and that ht is having the fight of his life to win as district delegate in his home community. In this section the candidacy of Congressman Miehael Llebel, Jr., against Palmer is making headway and the rehabilitation faction hopes to also start a fuss over members of the State committee in the central coun ties. —According to a very short state ment made at Detroit last evening by Henry Ford's peace secretary, Theo dore DeLavigne, the automobile build er will make no move whatever to have his name placed on the presi i Uentlal preference ballot In Pennsyl vania. This stntement was made by Mr. DeLavigne in denial of a published report from llarrisburg that he would be in that city to consult with politi cal leaders in that State on Mr. Ford's candidacy for the presidency on an independent peace and anti-militaris tle platform. "I have not been in Pennsylvania," said he, "and so far at- 1 know Mr. Ford does not wish to appear as a candidate in that State any more than he did in Michigan. I am quite sure 1 would be informed if ho had any such inclination." —The Philadelphia Kecord to-day says: "An eleventh hour trick of the Brumbaugh supporters to confuse and frighten candidates for national dele gates who are known to be opposed to the Governor's presidential candi dacy was "called" by United States Senator Penrose yesterday, before its design could be accQmplished. The stratagem resorted to by me Gover nor's supporters took the form of a letter purporting to have been sent out by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and which was so ingeniously worded as to give the recipient the impression that his nomination papers had not been tiled in accordance with the law, and therefore were illegal. As soon as Senator Penrose learned of the attempted deception he got busy and wired to every Hepublican county chairman in the State a warning to beware of the misconstruction placed by the llarrisburg letter on the law governing the filing of nomination pa pers. Senator Penrose's warning also included a correct interpretation of the law, in order that no one might be misled by the fake communica tion." —Congressman A. G. Dewalt, of Allentown, who has been ill, is able to get about again and is starting an active campaign. —The activities of Factory Inspec tor Knight, of the Department of Labor and Industry, appear to have been pelting into the newspapers lately. Knight is a candidate for ward committeeman and has started something In the nature of a contro versy. —Mayor Smith does not seem to be disposed to take seriously the at tacks upon him because of his bond ing company activities. He says that he does not think anything wrong about it. He said to the Public Ledger that he did not care if he was indictable and does not give any signs of worrying. —Commissioner R. J. Moore, the McXichol commissioner in Philadel phia is charging that Mayor Smith says that he would not hesitate to use the police in politics in Philadel phia. The Evening Bulletin says that the Mayor said before he assumed office that he would not play politics. —The following telegram from for mer Deputy Attorney General Fred eric W. Kletiz, of Scranton, was given out late last night by the Brum baugh Campaign Committee: "I am with Governor Brumbaugh in this contest because I believe he stands for better politics in Pennsylvania and possesses in a high degree the ability, integrity and vision essential to leader ship. By submitting his name as a candidate for President to the voters of the Republican party in this State, he demonstrates the courage of his convictions and his willingness to abide by the decision of the people. Surely they can place their confidence and trust in such a man."' —Select Councilman Henry J. Klos, recommended by Coroner Knight, and William H. Braun, favored by Senator James P. McXichol, were appointed yesterday as Real Estate Assessors in Philadelphia. The salary of the posi tion is S3OOO. Though the Board of Revision of Taxes which made the ap pointments is friendly politically with Senator Penrose, the appointments show that an equal distribution be tween the Penrose and the anti-Pen rose factions was made. —Notwithstanding some statements which have been fnade the Brumbaugh presidential and delegate-at-large papers do not contain names of many people connected with the State gov ernment.' The names of W. W. Cham pion. referee in compensation at Williamsport, and Benton T. Jayne, Scran ton registration commissioner, are on two papers. —The papers filed for Senator Beldleman yesterday contained 10,158 names. There are eighteen papers to come in. —The petitions for Republican alternates from this congressional dis trict were filed late yesterday. They are for Dr. A. R. Allen, Carlisle, and William J. Noll, Cornwall. The Wash ington delegates will be C. E. Eandis, Harrisburg. and Harry Hertzler, of Carlisle. — J. It. Yoder, a Harrisburg en gineer, filed a petition to run for the House in the Harrisburg district on the Socialist ticket. —Eighteenth district Socialists have put forward Oeorge A. Steiner of Newmanstown, for Congress. —The nominating petitions for John K. Royal and Howard W. Jones, of this city, as Dauphin county's members of the Democratic State committee were filed late yesterday. E<lward Moeslein will not run again' —Among House nominations filed last evening were Williard R. Black, Carlisle. Democrat and Republican. Dr. C. K. Wogan, Carlisle, and Glenn D. Mains. Newville, Washington, Cumberland. HARRISBURG ftftiTELEGRAPH • THE CARTOON OF THE DAY AN EXAMINATION OF YOUR SON S POCKETS WILL REVEAL THAT SPRING IS HERE r- Zzf^/^^X C, *fH« CALENDARS cor noThim«j Jl ' ■ r^ / \ To DO »<-—vri tNSI"iMCT Cwfm ,V I <MA< -fCLLS VOU» ( flj >| > ji - * ~ll -Jrzz&i —- A PtiAeUto from avwuovaj <«*«,.] KNipe/A eof-fLS op MAPt* 'frees «sap. Knee. A COUPI-8 * FI3M WOOKB uCK ,N H,s CAr * BO6«e«AtAfM6R7AMt>PROMC FOf*"A"-SliNG;* WOUND ON A SfvCK A ©/*tt OF_«><S.3-rre»HG.. \\ A"0»TOf \MKO piay'on'his -tfeAf.» f 6 . lov '®' * ® UMRAvei.eo «6AM»/ A.*B>y A 3WK« AS JHA«y AS CAM M . "T m "<M*T voo ee* <hi!M VMHV JHOULO "spy oouM <haT ycuthful , jovou a jpniNO is~a«ouT3 —From thf Columbus TELEGRAPH'S PERISCOPE —lf Dorothy Arnold isn't careful, Charley Ross is going to become jealous. —Xow if we can only treat with Carranza as procrastinatingly as the Kaiser lias been able to treat with us, all will be well. —"Shoe." says a trade journal, "will be higher than ever next summer." Going after the girls' skirts, we sup pose. , —lf the crew of the submarine that torpedoed the Sussex has been cap tured. why not hang 'em? —TVe wonder if It is a "little man from Egypt" who prompts men to leave work they know they ought to do to go golfing or fishing. —Those who have been mourning for Villa may now take the crepe oft their arms. EDITORIAL,'COMMENT I Sometimes we almost think that there are some things about this ad ministration that don't entirely suit Mr. Roosevelt.—Boston Transcript. One difference between von Tirpitz and Daniels is that the Secretary can't be accused of rutlilessness. and another is that he won't resign. Pittsbure-n Dispatch. Every time T. R. attacks W. W. one is impressed anew with the ruin and degradation T. R. brought upon this country by getting \V. W. elected.— Springfield Republican. Felix Diaz has just landed in Mexico in the belief that there is a good open ing down there for a new revolution conducted on sound, conservative lines. —Chit-ago Herald. Cheerfulness [Kansas City Star.] Leigh Mitchell Hodges, formerly of Kr.nsas City and Mexico. Mo., is the "Optimist" editor of the Philadelphia Xorth American. He goes about from place to place looking for sunshiny spots and i-heery people and things so hi; can write about them and thus en courage other folk to be light hearted. He is particularly glad when he finds someone who is bearing up and pre senting a cheerful front to the world in the face of great trouble anil heavy burdens that would crush the ordinary person. He found one of those the other day in the person of a poor, crip pled keeper of a tollgate on a road between Reading and Harrisburg, Pa. "Harry Anspach is a cripple," he writes. "He has been sitting in a wheel chair for the last eleven years, unable to move a leg. He earns only sls a month for his work, which keeps him sitting at his toll window from early morn until night, but in spite of that he is about the most cheerful per son you would want to meet. It takes more than a couple of days of rain to disturb his spirits. Even through the long winter days he has maintained his cheerfulness, and there isn't a man or woman who drives past his tollgate but gets a share of his cheerful spirit. Why not Join him in dispensing cheer fulness?" It is a fad nowadays to poke fun at the idea of looking on the bright side of things. Nevertheless, the old fashioned virtue of cheerfulness re mains one of the saving graces of life. OUR DAILY LAUGH NO GOOD jft Joy your vacation f* tj in the mountains? jjf * \ Mr. Mosquito: T Nope, I got stung HE WAS r^=T" RIGHT. M&&. Wifey: Mrs. jjW>L»JMa4 S'extdoor says rou flirt some •hing: awful. H ®3W Hubby: That's l boost. Would " rou want me to i like an ex- DIXIE GOES AHEAD A City Without Voters By Frederic J. Haskin HOPEWELL, Virginia, in a few months will be a first-class city with a Mayor and Council, ex cellent police ami tire departments, schools, churches, hospitals and every thing else that a city needs —except voters. There are only about a hundred and fifty qualified voters in the town right now, and it will have to wait two years before holding its first munici pal election. This strange state of affairs is duo to the fact that Hope well was a cornfield a year ago. and except for a few farmers who lived hereabouts, no one has been here long enough to qualify as a voter. All the time that Hopewell was struggling through crime and fire without any government, there was a constantly growing demand among the better citizens for some kind of control. This bore fruit a few weeks ago when the Virginia Legislature granted Ihe city a first-class charter and appointed an administrative board to take charge of its affairs until the charter becomes effective on July 1. At that time the administrative board will retire and the Governor will ap point a Mayor and Council to serve until the second Tuesday in June, 1918, when Hopewell will have its first regular election. This arrangement was not made, however, without determined opposi tion from the old-timers. There were about 150 of these residents of the county, who would be qualified to vote by July Ist, 1916, and they de manded that the government, be sur rendered into their hands. Two fac tions were quickly formed, represent- LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To the Editor of the Telegraph: Just at this critical moment when delegates to the national convention are being selected, the question of be ing pledged or unpledged, is becoming a paramount issue in the minds of some people. Deputy Attorney Gen eral William H. Keller, has given his interpretation of the presidential pref -1 erence clause of the uniform primary act, and has handed out as his ruling that the failure on the part of a can didate to the Chicago convention, to file an affidavit agreeing to support the ; popular choice, is deemed by the act to bo a refusal on the part of said candidate to promise to support the 1 popular choice of the party in the State, or his district for President. In : his ruling Mr. Keller fails to explain who can release delegates thus , pledged, or point a way out, when the : trend of the convention is for a strong er man. well qualified, as may be the ; case with Justice Hughes, Theodore ' Roosevelt or P. C. Knox, neither of ! which have had nominating petitions circulated, and yet the popular choice |at the convention, may swing toward lone of these, or some other stalwart. : It is within easy recollection of every 1 elector that this exact situation oc | curred, and in some instances when the delegates were instructed to vote first, last and ail the time for a pledged candidate, they found their hands to be tied, and their power for usefulness at the convention restrict ed. Just now when some of the best men in the Commonwealth are coming forward and offering themselves to serve the State and Nation in this re spect according to their'best judg ment and ability in accordance to the popular will of the people in the State or their district, would it not be in good taste to say the least, for the electors to have faith in the men they desire to vote for, and allow them to go uninstructed. J. C. B. The Searchlight A SELF-LIGHTING SMUDGE POT The oil-burning smudge pot is in frequent use at this season to protect the young buds of fruit trees from frost, hut i.t is difficult to know Just when it is necessary to light, the smudges. In a large orchard it also requires much extra labor. A newly devised automatic lighter Includes a thermostat which, when the tempera ture falls to a danger point, auto matically releases a drop of strong acid. The acid falls into a receptacle in the smudge pot where it reacts chemically so as to light a match, which in turu sets fire to th» oil APRIL 18, 1916. Ed, to some extent, by two Chambers of Commerce. The legislature at Richmond, however, decided against the oligarchy of oldest inhabitants, and decided that the Governor should appoint the,first mayor and council. -Meantime, Hopewell is under a government much like the commission plan now so much In vogue, and it is wetting a business administration. After the first of July it will stick as closely to the commission plan as the State law will allow, halving a com mon council of five and a board of aldermen of three members. Another law the State Legislature had to pass for the special benefit ot Hopewell provides that when more than half the area of a first-class city is assessed as acreage, a new assess ment may he ordered. A large part of Hopewell, having recently been cornfield, was assessed at S9O an acre, although some of it had come to be worth more than that by the fool. The greatest attention Is being given to the organization of Hope well's police force under her new charter. Although a fine civic spirit has repluced the lawless atmosphere of her e*rly days, the new city Is still troubled with a large criminal population. Hopewell and Peters burg papers often record highway rob beries at the rate of three or four a day. It is also admitted that Hope well has become a sort of rendezvous for criminals. Men wanted for high crimes in other parts of the country have repeatedly been arrested here. [Continued on Page 6.] THE STATE FROM DAY TO DAY Thirty pretty little girls have been parading the streets of Erie soliciting money for the building fund of one of the churches of that city. In return for the contribution, an excellently smelling flower is placed in the giver's buttonhole and he goes on his way rejoicing. Verily a maid that is good to look upon with the eyes can make the men folk turn the pockets inside out. The Washington Observer complains that a contemporary in the next county is "cribbing" its originalities, which is bad. The "paste pot and shears" man who would wilfully extract material from another's column without giving credit is the same man, who, as a bov in school, would take a slate pencil from his neighbor's desk. "Judge So-and-so has received his touring car looking spick and span as a new car, after having it done over," says a State paper. We re joice with the judge, particularly in the fact that the car looks span as well as spick. Ruff Creek news reports a birthday party at Miss Pettlt's house In honor of her brother the other day. De tails of the occasion included the fact that a good time was had by all pres ent. The general outlook for a big apple crop (luring the coming season is good, according to the extension agent of the Cambria county Farm Bureau, who has been pruning trees in various sections of the county. Among the "social whirl" notes of a small town it is gleanable that an an nual party for a certain dancing class was held last week and "the profi ciency of the teacher was shown by the cleverness of the pupils." That is very good. Measles has restored vision to the impaired eyes of a Bloomsburg boy who lost his sight just a year ago through an attack of diphtheria. Says the Philadelphia North Amer ican, "Success always breeds jeal ousy. The religious editor of a Phil adelphia newspaper asserts that 'Billy' Sunday is making too much money!" Objection overruled. The flush of victory was enhanced in Pittsburgh the other morning by another flush following directly upon the first with Killing effect. Frank Liassari held two straight flushes in a game of poker, one after the other, and his companion didn't like it. Las sari is dead. lEbmng (Hhat An Intereating and at the same time, •ulightenlng Idea of Just how the town of 1-iarrisburg was regarded in 17 90, nve years after it was laid out by John Harris, the younger, is furnished by the first Gazeteer of Pennsylvania, which is being reviewed by William Perrine in the Kvenlng Bulletin, i>3 Philadelphia. A copy of this •ion came to light a few (tays ago and Mr. Perrine, over the name of Penn makes some comments which will hoi, the attention not only or people In this city but in other towns. The Gazeteer was published In Philadel phia by the Bailey printing house ansi there Is what Is now an entertaining description of some of the cities of the State. Here are some extracts irom Penn's review: Philadelphia was then the capital, as Lancaster was soon to be for a short time. Harris burg was described as "a post town." "It is." said Scott, "regularly laid out and contains upwards of three hun dred houses. Several of these are neat, commodious dwellings, some of brick and others of stone, a handsome brick courthouse, a stone jail and a German church." Lancaster was spoken of as "the largest inland town in the United States." Reading was also called a post town, chiefly in habited by Germans, remarkable for the manufacture of wool hats and containing about six hundred houses. Allentown was set down as a hand- I some and flourishing town of North ampton county, with about ninety dwellings. At that time, it may be remarked, there were only twenty -1 three counties in Pennsylvania, and ' I-ehigh had not yet. been formed. Pittsburgh was another post town, | with several streets crossing one an | other at right angles, with two liun j dred dwellings, beside a Jail, court j house, a Presbyterian and German Lutheran church, two breweries and t a large distillery. It was thought to j be advantageously situated for carry - j ing on extensive inland trade with j the western country, and had become J "the thoroughfare to Kentucky." Its distance west by north from Phila delphia was computed at three hun | dred and fourteen miles, and it was jsald that the little town had been lately fortilied and a body of troops stationed there, possibly a consequence }of the Whiskey Insurrection which j Washington and Hamilton had sup ! pressed not long before. Columbia, of which great things in the future were j expected, was referred to as a town which had lateJy been laid out on the east side of the Susquehanna river; Wilkes-Barre, which had derived its original hyphenated name from John Wilkes and Colonel Barre, had forty five dwellings; Norristown had twenty dwellings ami an "elegant stone build ing" for keeping the records of Mont gomery county; Easton had 150 | dwellings; Chester, which had been in existence for more than a century and i had about sixty dwellings, was com ; mended as a place which could bo j reached from Philadelphia in .t j morning's ride and which, "having genteel accommodations, is the resort I of much company in the summer sea son"; West Chester, which was in its | infancy, contained about fifty dwell | ings; Carlisle had four hundred houses j and there were at least eighty students •at DlcKinson College: Somerset was so j new a county that the compiler said it was out of his power to give its popu- I lation; Gettysburg contained about ! thirty dwellings. Capitol Park Policemen Shea and Lapp are wondering what would hap pen to them if they should arrest a couple of the State squirrels for malicious mischief. The squirrels have gotten the habit of raiding Mr. liambo's beds of tulips and hyacinths and yesterday one fat and saucy squir rel deliberately went to a flower bed, nipped off a stalk with a fine bud and then going to the Bide of one of tliaf walks proceeded to rip the bud apart with an air of pride in the horrified glances cast at him by those who passed by. His vandalism was imitated and the policemen are wondering whether the statute of limitations ap plies to squirrels. April divorce court as a rule always produces the latest styles in Spring millinery, but yesterday's session was more than ordinarily colorful with the variety of shades in flowers and rib bons and feathers. As usual the bulk ,of the seats were occupied by wit nesses, libelants and spectators of the fairer sex and (also as usual) they turned out in Easter hats. There were "pokes," and sailors, and turbans and a dozen or more other varieties that mere men folks can only ponder and wonder about. "Well," observed one of the older attorneys as he glanced around the brilliant courtroom. "I've attended many and many a divorce court and I've heard many and many harrowing and humorous tales of mar ital unhappiness and as a rule most of the unhappiest stories are told by tho wives—or their mothers. But, I'll say this, never do I remember when the saddest, wife in the court room did not. at Springtime divorce court, wear the latest spriglitltest thing in hats!" Among the nominating petitions filed yesterday was one from Captain J. Beaver Geurhart, of Danville. He will be a Republican candidate for tho Legislature from Montour county and is known to many Harrisburgers. Captain Gearhart's father was Wilson M. Gearhart, of Danville, for years Chief clerk to the secretary of the Commonwealth. He visited here fre quently while his father was on the Hill and served as captain of company F, 12th Pennsylvania infantry, seeing service in the Spanish war. WELL KNOWN PEOPLE " —Congressman Grlest, who has been ill, is improving at the seashore. -Ex-Governor Edwin S. Stuart plans a western trip. —Mayor John Kosek, of Wilkes- Barre, is spending a few days at tho seashore. G. F. Brumm, prominent in public service cases in Schuylkill county, is a son of Judge C. N. Bruinm. —Morris Stern, prominent Phila delphian, celebrated his sixtieth wed ding anniversary. j DO YOU KNOW That tills is one of the great distributing editors for coal traf fic? HISTORIC lIARRISBVRG The first Harrlsburg Academy supposed to have been located i>. Walnut street. Short Talk to Retailers You are anxious to increase business? You want more customers, don't you? Then co-operate with this newspaper. Heart It daily and particularly rfad its advertising. If vou see an article advertised that 'is in your stock bring it into the day lifcht push it. I'ut it In your window. Show It on your counter. Let people know they can get It at your store. V
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